Broadband - 2013 Australian Federal Election

Broadband - 2013 Australian Federal Election

Deputy PM Albanese Switches On NBN In Brunswick

Scott Barbour

A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

Government Launches Rural Broadband Network Initiative

Sandra Mu

One of the ultra fast broadband towers is seen on a rural farm in Eureka on February 21, 2012 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Today Vodafone and the New Zealand Government switched on the first wave of newly built cell sites under the Rural Broadband Initiative.

One of the ultra fast broadband towers is seen on a rural farm in Eureka on February 21, 2012 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Today Vodafone and the New Zealand Government switched on the first wave of newly built cell sites under the Rural Broadband Initiative.

CeBIT 2011

Sean Gallup

A hostess presents the new Vodafone LTE high-speed router (L) and modem at the Vodafone stand at the CeBIT technology trade fair on February 28, 2011 in Hanover, Germany. LTE is a new mobile broadband standard that promises speeds many times that of current UMTS and HSDPA systems and is being introduced foremost in rural areas in Germany that have thus far been cut off from broadband Internet connectivity. CeBIT 2011 will be open to the public from March 1-5.

A hostess presents the new Vodafone LTE high-speed router (L) and modem at the Vodafone stand at the CeBIT technology trade fair on February 28, 2011 in Hanover, Germany. LTE is a new mobile broadband standard that promises speeds many times that of current UMTS and HSDPA systems and is being introduced foremost in rural areas in Germany that have thus far been cut off from broadband Internet connectivity. CeBIT 2011 will be open to the public from March 1-5.

Smart Technology Homes Being Built In South Korea

Chung Sung-Jun

Ji Young-Hoon (34), controls an electronic appliance in his house using a control panel on November 29, 2006 in Incheon, South Korea. The Home Network uses advanced technology to improve quality of life by enabling communication between the resident and their home by using remote devices. South Korea's vision of the home of the future will include wearing of mini-PCs on our wrists to control things in the home, open doors, and track the wearer's position in the house at all times. South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication will try to use 'Ubiquitous Digital Life' to turn the country into a 'Ubiquitous Society' where computers and the internet are available anytime and anywhere. South Korea has the largest broadband market in the world with more than half of South Korean households equipped with high-speed Internet connections.

Ji Young-Hoon (34), controls an electronic appliance in his house using a control panel on November 29, 2006 in Incheon, South Korea. The Home Network uses advanced technology to improve quality of life by enabling communication between the resident and their home by using remote devices. South Korea's vision of the home of the future will include wearing of mini-PCs on our wrists to control things in the home, open doors, and track the wearer's position in the house at all times. South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication will try to use 'Ubiquitous Digital Life' to turn the country into a 'Ubiquitous Society' where computers and the internet are available anytime and anywhere. South Korea has the largest broadband market in the world with more than half of South Korean households equipped with high-speed Internet connections.

Deputy PM Albanese Switches On NBN In Brunswick

Scott Barbour

Anthony Albanese (C), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia pushes a large button to switch on the NBN fibre network to an adtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

Anthony Albanese (C), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia pushes a large button to switch on the NBN fibre network to an adtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

A Country Doctor Serves Rural Communities

Theo Heimann

Medical doctor Amin Ballouz gives a patient an ultrasound during a medical examinaiton at Ballouz's practice on April 30, 2013 in Schwedt, Germany. Ballouz was born in Lebanon and moved to Germany as a child, and has had a general practitioner's practice in the small, east German town of Schwedt since 2010. Many of his patients are elderly and live in small villages in the region around Schwedt and Ballouz travels daily in one of his five Trabant cars to pay housecalls. Eastern Germany faces a chronic shortage of country doctors to serve rural communities.

Medical doctor Amin Ballouz gives a patient an ultrasound during a medical examinaiton at Ballouz's practice on April 30, 2013 in Schwedt, Germany. Ballouz was born in Lebanon and moved to Germany as a child, and has had a general practitioner's practice in the small, east German town of Schwedt since 2010. Many of his patients are elderly and live in small villages in the region around Schwedt and Ballouz travels daily in one of his five Trabant cars to pay housecalls. Eastern Germany faces a chronic shortage of country doctors to serve rural communities.

CeBIT 2012 Technology Trade Fair

Sean Gallup

A worker connects IBM Intelligent Cluster modules, including servers and data storage devices, of a Data Center at the IBM stand the day before the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair officially opens to the public on March 5, 2012 in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT 2012, the world's largest information technology trade fair, will run from March 6-10, and advances in cloud computing are a major feature this year.

A worker connects IBM Intelligent Cluster modules, including servers and data storage devices, of a Data Center at the IBM stand the day before the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair officially opens to the public on March 5, 2012 in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT 2012, the world's largest information technology trade fair, will run from March 6-10, and advances in cloud computing are a major feature this year.

General Images of Ethernet Cords

Bloomberg

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

General Images of Ethernet Cords

Bloomberg

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

General Images of Ethernet Cords

Bloomberg

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ethernet cords are displayed for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN) commercially introduced in 1980. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Deputy PM Albanese Switches On NBN In Brunswick

Scott Barbour

A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre.

Members Of The Public Monitor Royal Baby News While At Bristol Zoo

Matt Cardy

In this photo illustration a man looks at Twitter on a iPad of tweets from Clarence House on July 23, 2013 in Bristol, England. The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday gave birth to a boy at 16.24 BST and weighing 8lb 6oz, with Prince William at her side. The baby, as yet unnamed, is third in line to the throne and becomes the Prince of Cambridge.

In this photo illustration a man looks at Twitter on a iPad of tweets from Clarence House on July 23, 2013 in Bristol, England. The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday gave birth to a boy at 16.24 BST and weighing 8lb 6oz, with Prince William at her side. The baby, as yet unnamed, is third in line to the throne and becomes the Prince of Cambridge.

Government Launches Rural Broadband Network Initiative

Sandra Mu

One of the new ultra fast broadband towers is seen on a rural farm in Eureka on February 21, 2012 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Today Vodafone and the New Zealand Government switched on the first wave of newly built cell sites under the Rural Broadband Initiative

One of the new ultra fast broadband towers is seen on a rural farm in Eureka on February 21, 2012 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Today Vodafone and the New Zealand Government switched on the first wave of newly built cell sites under the Rural Broadband Initiative

Online Piracy And Illegal Downloading Of Music, Films And Software

Matthew Lloyd

A photo illustration of the legal download service iTunes and its film section on August 3, 2011 in London, England. Plans to update copyright law to allow users to copy personal collections from cd and dvd to ipods and computers have been announced, but the film and music industry is facing a huge problem with illegal downloads and peer to peer (p2p) file sharing of releases, made even easier with the latest fast broadband conections. The top five film hits of 2010 were illegally downloaded 1.4m times, with films appearing online within days of their release in cinemas.

A photo illustration of the legal download service iTunes and its film section on August 3, 2011 in London, England. Plans to update copyright law to allow users to copy personal collections from cd and dvd to ipods and computers have been announced, but the film and music industry is facing a huge problem with illegal downloads and peer to peer (p2p) file sharing of releases, made even easier with the latest fast broadband conections. The top five film hits of 2010 were illegally downloaded 1.4m times, with films appearing online within days of their release in cinemas.

Online Piracy And Illegal Downloading Of Music, Films And Software

Matthew Lloyd

A photo illustration of the legal download service iTunes and its film section on August 3, 2011 in London, England. Plans to update copyright law to allow users to copy personal collections from cd and dvd to ipods and computers have been announced, but the film and music industry is facing a huge problem with illegal downloads and peer to peer (p2p) file sharing of releases, made even easier with the latest fast broadband conections. The top five film hits of 2010 were illegally downloaded 1.4m times, with films appearing online within days of their release in cinemas.

A photo illustration of the legal download service iTunes and its film section on August 3, 2011 in London, England. Plans to update copyright law to allow users to copy personal collections from cd and dvd to ipods and computers have been announced, but the film and music industry is facing a huge problem with illegal downloads and peer to peer (p2p) file sharing of releases, made even easier with the latest fast broadband conections. The top five film hits of 2010 were illegally downloaded 1.4m times, with films appearing online within days of their release in cinemas.

Nyckelord

A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of... NyhetsfotoAustralien,Finansväsen,Företagande,Horisontell,Internet,Melbourne - Australien,Politik,Storföretag,Teknologi,Vice statsministerPhotographer Scott BarbourCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: A detail of an NBN sign as Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia switches on the NBN fibre network to an addtional 2,600 homes and businesses in Brunswick at the Brunswick Digital Hub on July 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The national broadband network is being rolled out accross Australia, and is to provide over 93% of Australian homes and business with access to a fibre optic network. As the 2013 Australian federal election approaches and infrastructure remains a major concern of voters, the Labor party continues to push the power of their fibre direct to the home plan with the Liberal party pushing what it claims is a more cost-effective plan using existing copper and new optical fibre. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)